Economic Insights


Globalization Again!

I’m off again to speak about one of my favorite topics: Globalization. Various papers on the topic, including both the economics and the cultural dimensions of the topic, are available…

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And a Good Thing, Too…

Given the enormous damage done by state-financed “foreign aid,” Oxfam’s complaint that the G8 is not increasing foreign aid at the rate they had expected is welcome news.

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Freedom, Commerce, and Peace

Tbilisi I’ve been working with my colleagues on our conference on “Freedom, Commerce, and Peace: A Regional Agenda” to be held October 25-27 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Russian website is…

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Adam Smith in Arabic

Thanks to the hard work of my colleagues, the ideas of freedom are now appearing in Arabic newspapers, as well as on the Lamp of Liberty web site. Essays by…

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“Freedom, Commerce, and Peace: A Regional Agenda,” October 25-27, Tbilisi, Georgia

I’m directing a conference to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia in October. The announcement (in Russian) is available, and the program and registration details will be available soon. (English will…

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“Freedom, Commerce, and Peace: A Regional Agenda,” October 25-27, Tbilisi, Georgia

I’m directing a conference to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia in October. The announcement (in Russian) is available, and the program and registration details will be available soon. (English will…

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Absorbing Immigrants

Roots of American Success My friend Don Boudreaux has a great column on the issue of immigration, “Absorption Nation.” He addresses one narrow claim, viz. that the United States cannot…

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Globalizaci��?���³n y cultura: Homogeneidad, diversidad, identidad, libertad

Thanks to the hard work (and deep thought) of my friend Juan-Carlos Hidalgo, my essay on “Globalization and Culture: Homogeneity, Diversity, Identity, Liberty” is now available in Spanish: “GlobalizaciÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?³n y…

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Globalization and Good Governance

In preparation for the paper I’m writing for a conference in Portugal, I’ve come across some rather interesting documents. Two especially interesting ones are the “Globalization Index“* published in Foreign…

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Cato Unbound Debate on Foreign Aid

Cruise on over to Cato Unbound for a spirited debate about foreign aid.

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